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Members of the trans community gather to memorialise those who have passed away in the preceding year, and talk about issues of discrimination, violence and suicide faced by the community.

A documentary that follows the OpTic Texas Call of Duty competitive team during the events of the 2024-2025 season of the Call of Duty League. Through hardship and perseverance, they make the impossible seem like something obtainable.

An experimental documentary, in which Emma asks people when do you wish to be soft, when do you long to be rough, and when are you both at the same time? Each scene is a fantasy the subjects are invited to play inside. While interviewees’ honest answers offer glimpses into their own inner worlds and contrasting experiences. Merging both the real life and staged aspects of the film.

The name Axomama refers to the Inca goddess of potatoes. In the mountainous regions of Peru, her place of origin, this food permeates various spheres of the lives of the local people. This anthropologically conceived documentary attempts to capture the inseparable connection between potatoes and Peru’s famous colonial history, culture, and traditional beliefs.

Sicilia is a love story. A visually rich, character-driven documentary that explores the heart and soul of Sicily and why anyone who goes here falls in love with this island. Told through the lives of local artisans — from fishermen and chefs to winemakers, chocolate makers, artists, and harvesters — the film captures the island’s deep-rooted traditions, layered history, and vibrant cultural identity. As ancient landscapes meet modern rhythms, Sicilia becomes more than just a place — it becomes a story of resilience, passion, and the timeless spirit of a people whose way of life is both a reflection of the past and a celebration of the present.

Lexington: 250 Years chronicles the Kentucky city’s establishment and some of its most important moments and events. Beginning on the banks of Town Branch Creek, this documentary takes viewers on a sprawling historical journey that includes the Civil War, the Great Depression and world wars, the establishment of Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky, and Henry Clay, Mary Todd Lincoln and other notable figures in the city’s history. Narrated by Lexington native and actor Josh Hopkins.

A short experimental documentary exploring the quiet codes of butch and transmasculine fashion.

A documentary that chronicles the rise and fall of LGBT rights in the UK and shows why marches and pride events must continue as there is still a way to go for equality.

Watch live as President Trump hosts a military parade commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army in Washington D.C., honoring veterans, active-duty troops, and gold star families.

A teenage girl holds the first ever vigil for pigs in front of a slaughterhouse – in a country that kills 53 million pigs on a yearly basis. Her view changes drastically.

A process that connects textile work with the materiality of cinema. Starting with the term "fabric" as a bridge between textiles and cinema, it brings together two disciplines that converge in the same way of working. The making of a tailor-made shirt becomes an excuse to think, draw plans and shapes, compose, design plans and patterns, and cut plans and scraps of film.

Through her family's memories, the director reconstructs anecdotes that help us understand what the Camba Carnival was like.

An exploration of Falmouth’s vibrant DIY music scene, capturing the community spirit, resilience, and creativity that keep grassroots music alive in a small university town far away from big cities.

A dusk time walk from Elaine's house to the railroad tracks nearby.

Wordless visual piece on the cyclical nature of life, a quiet balance between presence and departure.

Paris, September 2024. In the nave of the Grand Palais, two fencers face each other. Seated in their wheelchairs, they are about to cross swords for an Olympic title. From the edge of the strip, Delphine, also in a wheelchair, watches the event with a special perspective. She is providing live commentary on the final bout of Maxime Valet, the man she shares her life with. In his quest, Maxime can also rely on the unwavering support of his close circle: his parents, his coaches, and Brigitte, his fencing master since childhood, all of them pushing him forward.

The film captures the struggles of Sudanese revolutionaries after the October 2021 coup – a turning point that halted the revolution's progress and led to the current devastating war. Filmed over three years (2021-2023), including just weeks before the war began, it portrays life in Sudan during that turbulent time, blending scenes of peaceful daily life, protests, and resistance, especially during Ramadan and Bayram. Created by Sudanese activists and artists, the film sheds light on the overlooked causes of the war, challenging the narrative of a »civil war« and exposing deeper capitalist and colonial forces.

A site-specific film blending movement and historical narrative to unearth erased histories across South Africa’s colonial landmarks. The film journeys through these spaces to uncover the buried stories of the San and Khoi peoples. Confronting the legacy of slavery in a powerful act of restorative memory and collective healing.

Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Auburn Men's Golf’s journey to securing the National Championship title! Witness the incredible journey of the 2023-24 Auburn men’s golf team as they capture their first national championship in the WarEagle+ documentary, "Play Free: The Championship Journey of Auburn Men's Golf." This documentary takes you inside the pressure-packed moments that defined the historic season. With exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and unforgettable highlights, experience the resilience, teamwork, and clutch performances that brought the Tigers to the top of college golf.

Dancer Jozsef Trefeli, named after his grandfather, whom he did not have the chance to meet, embarks on a deeply personal journey. His father, a Hungarian immigrant, fled to Australia in 1956 after the Hungarian Revolution. Attracted by the echoes of his heritage, Jozef strives to reconnect with the language and culture of his ancestors. Inspired by his father's voice and his cherished memories, he travels to the land of his ancestors, discovering a legacy intertwined with history and memory.

Ten thousand siddhas, experts in advanced techniques of Transcendental Meditation and Yogic Flying, gather in India to create the “Maharishi Effect” through long-term group practices. Reduction of crime and violence, reduction of international tensions and improvement of the quality of life in society – these are the global effects when at least 10,000 meditators gather. Is it magic? Or a new scientific paradigm? These are the questions that experts, scientists, teachers and famous followers such as David Lynch are trying to answer.

It's about all of the breaks in between. It's the way people live, untaught but perfect.

An elderly woman reflects on her complicated relationship with music and playing piano.

Germany is a country of contrasts. On the one hand, there's urbanization, extremely dense transport routes, industry, and intensive agriculture. But for a few years now, there's also been wilderness here – with unfettered natural development. Emerging from industrial wastelands or abandoned military training areas. And in the midst of it all, there's even a large predator, feared by some: the wolf. The documentary delves deep into this new wilderness, from which many animals benefit. Species like the crane and the wolf, for example. The documentary repeatedly encounters both and observes their family life, their everyday lives, and their encounters with other animals.

A story of brotherhood, resilience, and rising above all odds. Get ready for the trials, the tribulations, and the legacy. This is where it all began.

Xenotransplantation, or transplanting animal organs into humans, could be on the precipice of a breakthrough, and Dr. Gupta is speaking with the doctors, geneticists and ethicists on the cutting edge of this groundbreaking research. Dr. Gupta follows the journeys of patients making medical history as some of the first people in the world to receive gene-edited pig kidneys, including an extraordinary look inside the operating room during these historic procedures.

Documentary about one of the greatest exponents of Andean music in Peru. This story shows the singer’s legacy based on archival footage, musical evocations, testimonials, and characters who have found struggle and inspiration in Flor Pucarina.

A documentary about what karaoke means to three very different college students from across Ireland.

Album combines four portraits of places and people filmed over the course of one year: A New Year shows a few days spent in a small hut near the German Czech border. The rhythm of the days dictates the rhythm of the film - making a fire, looking out of the window, spending time together at the table. La Grotta documents a peculiar state of relaxed concentration on a spring day by the sea, solving crossword puzzles with friends and panning shots along the rock formations. Late Summer is a portrait of our friends Heide and Karola, who recently moved into a new apartment. From the stairwell to their rooms, light, objects and colors reveal the idiosyncrasies and experiences of two shared lives. In the fall we visited Ewelina, Nuno and Helena in Portugal, Mãozinha is an immediate and gentle expression of these days together: falling leaves in the park, small hands and large objects, the setting sun paints the clouds in different shades.

A short film by Cho Hye Jeong

The Outer City (Bayırşəhər), a special protected zone of historical and architectural significance in Baku, faces an uncertain future. The newly approved Baku City Master Plan poses a threat of demolition to this area. Two historic buildings on Tolstoy and Rostropovich Streets have already been demolished. The residents of The Outer City and a group of architects did not remain silent in the face of such blatant destruction. This documentary film portrays their struggle to protect their homes and the historical legacy of Baku — a place now being framed for destruction in the name of development.

Coming to terms with a century-old intergenerational grief, a descendant of an Aboriginal WWI soldier makes the trip to France to bring his ancestor's spirit home to his family and land.

Hurricanes and droughts in the Caribbean are becoming more frequent and devastating. Mangroves and coral reefs can mitigate their impact, protecting lives and property. However, climate change and human activity are weakening these key ecosystems. Will coastal communities and scientists manage to preserve them before it is too late?

In an endeavour to reconnect with nature, a field recordist inadvertently documents the audible effects of climate change.

In the forgotten corners of our Colombian Caribbean region, where the sun breaks the earth and the wind whispers ancient stories, lives Don Angel Toribio Ramos: an old singer-songwriter, accordion player and weaver of mats. This documentary is an intimate journey into his world, when the melodies of the vallenato sabanero folklore and the fibers of the reed intertwine to narrate the memory of a people.

Yulia and Natalia are two actresses from Kyiv who have escaped the war. Since their arrival in Bologna, Italy, they have been struggling trying to rebuild their lives. News breaks: in Ukraine, theatres, closed due to the conflict, are reopening. This makes them decide to embark on a return journey to question their future.

A celebration of the resilience and bravery of Jeffrey Dudgeon and Northern Ireland’s queer activists who defiantly faced the police and courts to pave the way for a more open and progressive Northern Ireland.

Through the eyes of three para surf athletes, this documentary celebrates resilience, determination, and the unbreakable human spirit.

Documentary addressing the intersex community's struggle against non-consensual medical interventions.

Using watercolor animation technique, "I dream about Colorful Earth" brings to life the director’s dreams and memories of Earth. Blending fluid motion and vibrant imagery, the film explores themes of connection, resilience, and unity. As colors merge and transform, the dream unfolds a poetic reflection on humanity’s shared journey.

In Bahia (Brazil), the filmmaker reflects on different modes of getting lost: in the wilderness, in madness, in the ecstasies of love making. Losing yourself, he finds, is a script for misfits, heretics, perverts. People in need of a world that is larger than the one they know. People like himself.

The Architect is a collaboration between Kiss Me Deadly Doll, Cute But Deadly and Odette Engle. Kiss Me films Odette performing a process of inverted architectural mapping on the suspended body of Cute But Deadly.

A film produced in collaboration with Beijing-based collaborator Yuan Yuan which interweaves 16mm film and DV video with textual intertitles and fragments of voice-over narration. Merging aspects of visionary cinema, landscape film and home movie, the film combines footage shot in Manhattan Chinatown, Hong Kong, and Beijing into an intimate reflection on the act of physical and spiritual passage between a series of pressurised and rapidly shifting temporalities governed by different myths of order.

Trip to Cologne, April 12-13, 2025.

An image—raising Peru's largest flag—is the beginning of an exploration of a national symbol imposed on us to construct our identity. Through YouTube videos and the voice of Teresa Orbegoso, the flag is suspended in the sky to question it, release it, and deny it.

Human Movie is a media essay that uses glitched, deliberately "noisy" video and audio to explore the definition of being human through contrasts with the mechanisms of artificial intelligence systems.

For many, a toilet cleaner’s work might seem invisible, but for Mama Balo at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos students hostel, it’s a role she approaches with unmatched care and purpose. In this documentary, "Mama Balo" directors Hassan Yahaya and Kayode Idowu follow her daily routines, shining a light on how she finds pride and meaning in what many consider an “unimportant” job. Through her story, we see the extraordinary dedication behind the work that keeps overlooked spaces functional and dignified.

While attempting to fix an old inherited camera, the filmmaker reflects on his bond with his parents, along with his attraction to images.

By day, Julia is a mother of two and a yoga instructor, and by night, she is Mama Tequila.

Immersive video installation that explores the story of a Colombian soldier who has been struck four times by lightning. It approaches the contradictions and contrasts that define the Colombian reality: the relationship with a majestic and imposing nature, which at the same time is the scene of situations of violence and precariousness.

A documentary that links the stories of three women from the football’s world in Argentina, connected with the feminist movement. Juliana, a feminist football coach from "La Nuestra" the oldest low-income community in the city of Buenos Aires; Luciana, a teenage player of Villa 31; and Lorena, a player of the National football Team, cross their paths pursuing a common goal: no more generations of women without a field to play in.

Through her camera lens, the filmmaker captures the friendship between her mother and her mother-in-law as they traverse the ninth decade of their lives. Once a year, they meet and reverently devote themselves to an annual gathering in which they shed the "mother and grandmother" labels and nurture their identity as women artists, molded within the framework of their own lives.